lcionline Chapter 246 Wine Cellar
Chapter 246 Wine Cellar
After completing the drawing, while waiting for the craftsman, Shen Yao took a pen and wrote a preparation plan on paper, detailing everything she wanted to change.
There are so many things to change, and planning everything in detail would take a lot of effort. Fortunately, she doesn't have to worry about the budget, which saves her the trouble of calculating the costs.
She decided not to change the name "Drunken Beauty," since the building still sold alcohol, and the couplet at the entrance... she initially liked it, but after Tu Xiaoxiao's explanation, the thought of sake made her think of male prostitutes...
"Drink in the beauty of youth, appreciate the clouds and sing songs of life, savor the fine wine and paint the colorful clothes, and do not waste the mortal world."
He had a real江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) vibe, what a pity.
After thinking it over, she wrote on the paper: "Drinking and singing wildly, one stroke reveals all the charm; with light and heavy strokes, one is hard to beat in a hundred strokes."
After finishing writing, she looked up and found Tu Xiaoxiao sitting opposite her, scrutinizing her with a deep gaze.
Shen Yao covered the words with her handwriting: "What's wrong? Is it badly written?"
Tu Xiaoxiao: "It's not bad."
Shen Yao: "Then why are you looking at me like that?"
Tu Xiaoxiao lowered her fox-like eyes slightly: "Your lie has loopholes."
Shen Yao understood; they were going to interrogate her again.
She put down her pen, covered the plan with the cover, and leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed: "What loopholes are there? You can review it."
Tu Xiaoxiao followed her movements, leaning back in her chair and crossing her arms: "At the Tu family pharmacy, you said that your father was a young genius of the Qingyun Sect, and that he and your mother went through many difficulties. In the end, you and your sister were born in the Immortal Clan, and not long after, he was killed."
"Today you said again that you and your father came from outer heaven... Shen Yao, I now suspect that you have told me a lot of lies in all the time we've known each other."
Shen Yao said in a serious and sincere tone, "No, I don't like to lie. I made up the story of my parents because I was forced to."
She lowered her arms and spread her hands: "I can't exactly tell anyone who asks that we come from outer space."
Tu Xiaoxiao: "And your mother?"
Shen Yao gave a fake smile: "Hehe, I don't have a mother."
Tu Xiaoxiao frowned slightly: "If you don't have a mother, where did you come from?"
Shen Yao continued with a fake smile: "Made of mud."
Tu Xiaoxiao was very unhappy: "Nonsense!"
Shen Yao stopped laughing, pouted, and looked displeased: "I'm not lying to you, it really is made of mud. Didn't I tell you before that I accidentally came to the Spirit Herb Sect and met my master?"
“In my previous life, I was in the Outer Heaven. I died suddenly at the age of twenty-six. After I died, my soul came here without a body. My master used a secret technique to make one for me out of mud.”
She stood up, opened her arms, and spun around in place: "It really is made of mud."
Tu Xiaoxiao remained silent for a long time, inwardly cursing herself: 'I deserve to die!'
Shen Yao thought about the loopholes in her lie and took the initiative to fill in the gaps: "After I died, my father accompanied me here. He only came into this body later, so he couldn't save us when the Spirit Herb Sect was in trouble."
"But I'm not lying to you, he really can't help with revenge. The reasons are complicated, but it's probably what I told you yesterday: he can't get too involved in karma."
The fairy looked at him with sincere eyes, and Tu Xiaoxiao blurted out, "Then what about your mother in your past life?"
Her family from her past life was the root of all her suffering, a thorn buried deep in her heart that she could not touch. Shen Yao's face visibly darkened, and her eyes gradually turned sinister and cold: "I told you, I have no mother."
Tu Xiaoxiao wished she could slap herself.
Shen Yao lowered her voice, and coupled with her cold expression, it carried a somewhat intimidating aura: "Still asking?"
Tu Xiaoxiao's eyes were full of heartache. He couldn't bear to look at her expression any longer, so he looked away and apologized, "I won't ask anymore, I'm sorry."
Shen Yao has an excellent ability to regulate her emotions. She skillfully turned over the scar and smiled again: "Hehe, it's okay, you don't need to apologize."
Tu Xiaoxiao was overflowing with guilt. In order to show that she really didn't care, Shen Yao went over and poked his arm, saying mysteriously, "Let me tell you another secret. I don't actually have a younger sister. Xiao Jinli is the adopted sister I came here to recognize."
She raised her chin, seemingly quite proud of her secret: "Father wasn't my biological father; he was my adoptive father after he died."
She was genuinely a little smug; even though she had died in her previous life, she still had a god willing to be her godfather.
That little expression basically said: 'How about that? Aren't I amazing, having such a powerful godfather?'
However, Tu Xiaoxiao felt even worse upon hearing this. As the second son of the Tu family, he came from a large family with many brothers and sisters. His parents were loving and he had been pampered since childhood. He could not imagine how Shen Yao had lived in her previous life, without father, mother, relatives, or anyone to rely on.
He died suddenly at the age of twenty-six, so young.
Suddenly I understood why Huo Die and Feng Yu spoiled her without any limits.
He didn't know that if Shen Yao really had no relatives or support in her previous life, her life might have been a thousand times better.
In that world, many people are unworthy of being parents, and many relatives are unworthy of being called relatives.
They are all wicked spirits of low character, treacherous ghosts who coerce others by using blood ties.
Shen Yao poked his heart with her index finger and spoke to it as if comforting her own heart: "Little brat, feeling sorry for me? Don't feel sorry for me, I'm doing very well now."
Tu Xiaoxiao grabbed her hand and pulled her into her arms, patting her back like she was holding a child to comfort her: "I... will never let you suffer in the future."
The door opened with a clatter, and Huaying walked in cheerfully, carrying a bottle of wine: "Sister Shen, look what good stuff I found!"
Seeing the two inside embracing, he didn't feel like disturbing them. He held up the pink and white wine bottle and held it out to Shen Yao's eyes: "My third brother has been storing this wine for nine hundred years."
Shen Yao's eyes lit up immediately. She took the bottle and left the fox's embrace: "Nine hundred years old? It must be a good wine!"
Tu Xiaoxiao really wanted to punch the peacock at that moment.
Hua Ying, oblivious to the danger, grabbed Shen Yao's arm and pulled her outside: "Come on, I'll take you to see, he's hiding a lot more."
The entrance to Hua Yi's private wine cellar was located below the stage in the first-floor lobby. Zui Hongyan was making renovations, and the stage was demolished and rebuilt. Unfortunately, it was discovered by Hua Ying, who was wandering around.
Go down from the stage and descend about ten feet underground, and you'll reach Hua Yi's wine cellar.
The wine cellar is not large, but it has a lot of fine wines, with a rich aroma that permeates the air.
According to Huaying, his third brother has been brewing a batch of wine by hand every ten years since he came of age, and hiding it in a place that no one knows about.
Hua Ying beamed with joy in the wine cellar, introducing the vintages of the wines to Shen Yao one by one: "From here to there, they're all made within the last hundred years; this side is within the last two hundred years; this side is three hundred years old... and the ones at the very back are eight or nine hundred years old..."
He pointed to the bottle in Shen Yao's hand: "This bottle is the first one that Third Brother brewed after he grew into adulthood. It's called 'Red Beauty's Intoxication,' and the name 'Intoxicated Red Beauty' comes from 'Red Beauty's Intoxication.'"
Shen Yao quickly put the wine bottle back on the shelf: "You can't drink this. This wine has special significance for your third brother."
Hua Ying took the wine bottle down and put it back in her hand: "It's okay, let's drink boldly. Look at this row, there are still many Red Beauty Wine bottles left."
He casually grabbed another bottle of "Red Beauty's Intoxication" and clinked bottles with Shen Yao: "If Third Brother is reluctant to drink it, it's a waste. Let's finish it!"
He didn't forget to call out to Tu Xiaoxiao, "Second Brother Tu, help yourself, let's drink to our hearts' content today!"